Translation of "pasiporo" into English

Ariko kandi, muri icyo gihe kubona pasiporo na viza byatwaraga igihe kinini, bityo abanyeshuri babaye boherejwe by’agateganyo gukorera muri Leta Zunze Ubumwe z’Amerika.

But in those days, passport and visa documentation took much time, so students were temporarily assigned to the United States.